Economic Recovery Officer

Contract

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Overall purpose of the role:

The economic recovery officer is responsible for supporting the DRC Erbil Economic Recovery business grant program and vocational training, including, day-to-day monitoring and supervise of the delivery of business grants and vocational training in Erbil. The position will support in facilitating relations between DRC and local communities in the realization of project activities.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participate in communicating DRC economic recovery activities to the stakeholders and the community.
• Identification, and registration of the economic recovery activities targets groups.
• Conducting profiling and counseling sessions for identified candidates according to the project selection process.
• Ensure equal participation by all segments of the community, taking into consideration issues regarding gender, age, and people with disabilities.
• Lead in and conduct various field assessments and surveys including needs assessment, market, and labor market assessments, and baseline surveys.
• Collaborate closely with MoLSA vocational training department.
• Strengthen the links between DRC and stakeholders including MoLSA, VT center, Chamber of commerce, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Maintain a clear database of all possible participants in the program (selected and not selected) and provide regular updates (at least monthly) to the DRC economic recovery database officer in the trackers through the economic recovery team leader.
• Identify gaps in the business market and encourage the development of new relevant businesses to fill the gap.
• Lead the business grant programming according to the DRC process and SOPs.
• Monitoring and supporting project implementation at the field level.
• Held business support training with candidates for Business grants, as well as other candidates identified for such trainings by the DRC’s database.
• Provide regular advice and technical support to business development support beneficiaries.
• Organize and support the running of vocational training activities.
• Regularly supervise and monitor project activities (business grant and vocational training) and provide timely inputs, feedback, updates and weekly reports to the project coordinator and economic recovery project manager.
• Compile monthly reports on the business grant and vocational training to the project coordinator and the economic recovery project manager.
• Actively contribute to the teamwork of the Economic recovery activities.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the line manager.

Experience and technical competencies:

Essential qualifications:

• Relevant experience in similar contexts – at least 2 years
• Experience with DRC people of concern (Refugees, Returnees, IDPs, and Host Community).
• Experience in similar economic recovery assignments.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of local laws and regulations.
• Able to work energetically.
• Excellent computer skills (Web, Microsoft office –excel, word and ppt overall).
• Knowledge of the current context of displacement (Refugees and IDPs) and ongoing economic crisis (host community) in Erbil Governorate.

Preferred qualifications:

• An advanced university degree would be an advantage.
• Proven experience in the development of accountability systems and tools for INGOs.
• Experience working with UN or Non-Governmental Organizations.
• Experience in training and capacity-building of staff.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and values.
• Understanding of gender, protection, and human rights.

Education:

Relevant university degree or similar education (Economics, Business, and Finance).

Languages:

Spoken and written Kurdish, English, and Arabic.

Key stakeholders:

• Economic recovery Project Manager
• Project Coordinator
• Economic recovery team
• Support Service offices
• MoLSA
• External stakeholders

We offer

• Contract Length: To 30th June 2023
• Salary Band: H (Non-management)
• Start Date: As soon as possible

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Diversity & Inclusion: DRC Iraq is committed to promoting an inclusive work environment according to our Age, Gender, and Diversity approach (AGD). We aim to have a more diversified leadership structure creating opportunities for qualified women to take on managerial roles. We also continuously work to make our workplace more accessible for persons with specific needs. We offer benefits related to psychosocial support, health insurance, maternity and paternity leave, child sick leave, and lactation breaks. As part of our commitment to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion, we strongly encourage applications from female candidates, persons living with disabilities, as well as representatives of minorities.